Demi Uses Her Voice To help others speak out

A new MTV News special follows Demi Lovato as she hits the road for the first time since leaving treatment and she speaks openly about her struggles with an eating disorder, cutting and bipolar disorder. She is not alone in the struggles she’s faced and many fans say that Demi getting help and sharing her story have inspired them to speak up as well. If parts of Demi’s story make you think about problems you or a friend are dealing with, then this page has information and resources that can help.

Demi has partnered with The Jed Foundation and MTV’s Half of Us campaign in hopes that others dealing with emotional pain will speak up, reach out and not feel the pressure to say everything is OK when it’s not.

Has Demi’s story made you think about problems you or a friend are facing?

In Demi’s words:

“I felt like I was living a lie. I was dealing with all this pain emotionally and I felt guilt and shame. I decided to take it out on myself.”